Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Associate

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Associate Requisition ID: Employee Referral Program – Potential Reward: $200,000.00 We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at ScotiaTech. Purpose Lead and oversee Enterprise Technology - Quality Assurance Automation in Bogota, Colombia ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed/delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. Accountabilities Be part of the customer focused culture mindset that helps to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge. Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback; Create and implement detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases before product launches to ensure software runs smoothly and meets client’s needs, while being cost effective; Monitor debugging process results and define correction actions; Track quality assurance metrics; Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies; Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions. Contribute to maintaining an environment in which the team pursues effective and efficient operations, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct. Make significant contributions to attaining a high‑performance environment. Fosters a solid working relationship with all members in the QA organization. Shares knowledge and best practices across the organization. Develop reusable automation scripts that will reduce cost, timelines and improve efficiencies across the organization. Other duties as assigned. Dimensions Expertise in SQL, JAVA, Eggplant, OATS, Selenium, and automated testing tools are critical as you lead the automation process working cohesively with manual testers and developers to produce nothing short of high‑quality work in exciting high‑profile projects to put quality products to market. Proven work experience in software quality assurance. Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes. Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases. Experience with writing simple or complex SQL queries for data validation. Hands‑on experience with both white box and black box testing. Hands‑on experience with automated testing tools. Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting. Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process. Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus. Demonstrable, practical hands‑on experience with using HP ALM. Effective communication skills in both English and Spanish and a demonstrated ability to resolve escalated issues effectively. Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities. Results‑focused innovator, passionate about the success of their team. Willingness to travel internationally is required. Education / Experience A degree in computer science, IT Business/Management or engineering related discipline is desirable, 1‑2 years of demonstrable, practical hands‑on experience as a Test Automation Engineer. Position: Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Associate, QA/ Compliance / MET Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits. At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr